While defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano tried to leave a door open for Roquan Smith’s return — “We’re still holding out hope, you know?” he said — it’s likely the Bears play Sunday without the inside linebacker, who suffered a grisly elbow injury against the Packers, and receiver Darnell Mooney, who hurt his ankle in the same game.
Both missed practice for the second-straight day Thursday.
Returner/running back Cordarrelle Patterson missed his second-straight practice for personal reasons, while cornerback Buster Skrine remains in concussion protocol.
Receiver Allen Robinson didn’t practice with a hamstring injury, but he’ll still expected to play Sunday — the Bears have sat him on Thursdays the last three weeks.